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Brawl No. 2 is similar in that it occurred shortly after a game between the two teams—Colorado and Vancouver—that involved a hit from one that yielded revenge from the other.

But its impacts are far more lasting.

Avalanche rookie Steve Moore was not penalized for a check on Markus Naslund in a February 11 game that left the Canucks captain with facial cuts and a minor concussion. A few weeks later, on March 8, Moore had scored a goal in a game Colorado led 8-2 in the third period when he was accosted from behind by Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi.

Bertuzzi, a 6'3", 229-pound winger, grabbed Moore's jersey and came around with a gloved punch to the 6'2', 209-pound center's jaw, sending him face-first to the ice with Bertuzzi on top. The punches prompted Avalanche center Andrei Nikolishin to intervene and create a dogpile at center ice while sparking several other fights, as well as coach sniping between Tony Granato and Marc Crawford.

Announcers on the Canucks broadcast suggested the score-settling had "gone too far" and Moore's fate was evidence. He was diagnosed to have suffered fractured neck vertebra, a concussion and cuts and never played another NHL game, while Bertuzzi was suspended for the rest of the season and the subsequent playoffs.